Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ556351
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Choice among Essay Topics: Impact on Performance and Validity.
Bridgeman, Brent; Morgan, Rick; Wang, Ming-mei
Journal of Educational Measurement, v34 n3 p273-86 Fall 1997
Test results of 915 high school students taking a history examination with a choice of topics show that students were generally able to pick the topic on which they could get the highest score. Implications for fair scoring when topic choice is allowed are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Essay Tests, High School Students, History, Performance Factors, Scores, Scoring, Test Results, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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